indian elephant

Indian elephant

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Definitions of indian elephant words

noun indian elephant See under elephant. 1
noun plural indian elephant either of two large, five-toed pachyderms of the family Elephantidae, characterized by a long, prehensile trunk formed of the nose and upper lip, including Loxodonta africana (African elephant) with enormous flapping ears, two fingerlike projections at the end of the trunk, and ivory tusks, and Elephas maximus (Indian elephant) with smaller ears, one projection at the end of the trunk, and ivory tusks almost exclusively in males: L. africana is threatened; E. maximus is endangered. 1
noun plural indian elephant a representation of this animal, used in the U.S. since 1874 as the emblem of the Republican Party. 1
noun plural indian elephant white elephant. 1
noun plural indian elephant Chiefly British. a size of drawing or writing paper, 23 × 28 inches (58 × 71 cm). 1
noun indian elephant Elephas maximus 0

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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